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Jon Rahm Wins Playoff With Ridiculous 66-Foot Putt

Jon Rahm Wins Playoff With Ridiculous 66-Foot Putt
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Jon Rahm won the BMW Championship after a sudden death playoff against Dustin Johnson in Chicago on Sunday.

The Spaniard sank an incredible 66-foot putt to win the tournament. It was the 25-year-old's fifth victory on the PGA Tour.

"I was just trying to hit my spot on the slope, 10 - 12 feet left of the pin and, honestly, hope that it would be a decent putt for par and keep the playoff going," said Rahm.

The putt completed what was also a remarkable turnaround for Rahm in the tournament. He had carded a five-over 75 in the first round, and was penalised a shot on Saturday for picking up his ball on the green without marking it, but shot a 64 on Sunday to place himself at the head of the leaderboard.

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It had looked like Rahm was about to win the tournament in regulation until Dustin Johnson sank his own incredible putt.

The world number one landed a brilliant 43-foot birdie on the 18th which took him to four-under tied with Rahm.

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"Knowing DJ and how good he has been playing, I expected nothing else," said Rahm.

"I was fully confident it was going to come into a play-off and hoping to win it.

"Never did I think I would make another 50, 60-footer, a couple of breaks in there, to end up winning it."

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